One year on from Ashling Murphy's death has anything really changed? 

Since 23-year-old Ashling Murphy was killed, on a bright afternoon in Tullamore while out for a run, 11 more women died in violent circumstances, with 2022 the worst year in a decade for violence against women, writes Liz Dunphy

Ashling Murphy’s death sparked such international anger and loud national outcry that it was described by many as a watershed moment.

Ashling Murphy’s name will be heard in homes and workplaces across Ireland on Thursday and hundreds will gather solemnly at vigils to mark the one-year anniversary of her tragic death.

The 23-year-old primary school teacher has become a powerful symbol of the senseless destruction and extreme horror of femicide — a crime lazily accepted as inevitable for too long.